We've been handed this opportunity where we can make a real dent in popular music that we never would have had before. I think we all believe in what we're doing to such an extent that I want to take that risk. If this doesn't work out, that's fine, but at least we tried it.”
Ben Gibbard

“The luxury of having a larger budget wasn't about spending $100,000 mixing with fancy Hit Factory mixers to get radio songs. But we knew if something wasn't right, we could afford to go back in the studio.”
Ben Gibbard

“To set the record straight for the God knows millionth time, we certainly didn't sign to Atlantic just for the money.”
Ben Gibbard

“I had no idea it was such a big deal. We were touring in Japan beforehand and people kept telling us they were flying from Japan to be at Coachella.”
Ben Gibbard

“Nada Surf and Harvey Danger are good bands. I think they've just stayed true to why they play music in the first place, it's just because they love doing it and they love each other and that's the impetus for doing it, not trying to keep singles on the radio and on MTV.”
Ben Gibbard

“This is a shoeless town. I don't think I saw one pair of shoes all day. It's all flip flops down here.”
Ben Gibbard

“For us, it comes down to word of mouth and slogging it out, and being a good live band.”
Ben Gibbard

“It's our hope that this project serves as a model to both labels and bands as a way to grant the directors the type and amount of freedom we've enjoyed in the creation of the music itself.”
Ben Gibbard